[Intro: Pete Rock & Red Cafe]
Pete Rock, Cafe
("Heart and soul of New York cityyy")
Uhh, yeah, uhh, Izzar, uhh
("Heart and soul of New York cityyy")

[Verse 1: Red Cafe]
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Bucktown, Bucktown
New York Giant, dance when I touchdown
Subway killer, color for a name
Study right under the king from Saint James
Birthplace of the cough up a lung
Big homie dot turned ev'rybody young
New school of course, I do my thing though
With my rock box and a black Kangol
New Air Forces or the Chuck cheese
Truck jewelry, lay on the white tee
Fools got me tangled let me find out
Put a perm on that straighten it right out
Only city, you could sell nicks
Get your bell rocked from J.T. Smith
And learn something from a South Bronx teacher
Izzar sell pies, not Ray’s pizza

[Chorus: Red Cafe]
I walk the walk, name ring bells from the South to North
What else? That's how I do, I'm the
("Heart and soul of New York cityyy")
Fresh to def, Arm & Hammer piece lay across the chest
What else? 'Til I'm laid to rest, I'm the
("Heart and soul of New York cityyy")
[Verse 2: Red Cafe]
Been a few years threw the coke away
Nowadays you can find me round Loso's way
Your beat don't rock and you too smooth
More than likely they gon' reminisce over you
R-A-W, nuttin' here soft
Dirty black trunks, bite ears off
All for one we all steam reefer
Patch over the eye, Mona Mona Lisa
Every Sunday I see the Black Moon
The Bad Boy locked up comin' back soon
Forever I'm gangsta rap, and that's that
'Cause when them boys rap gangsta they like that
8 million stories, still hear truth
This where they bury cannabis in the booth
10k on that concert line
Then 10k rockin' that Yankee sign

[Chorus: Red Cafe]
I walk the walk, name ring bells from the South to North
What else? That's how I do, I'm the
("Heart and soul of New York cityyy")
Fresh to def, Arm & Hammer piece lay across the chest
What else? 'Til I'm laid to rest, I'm the
("Heart and soul of New York cityyy")
[Verse 3: Red Cafe]
The Bridge, the Bridge, the Bridge
New York Jet, love where I live
Ride rough stand up to them guns
But don't wanna do that without a Big Pun
Foreigners tried to crush our buildings
But 2 quarters and a dream, make millions
Real recognize real from the face down
Around these parts, it's a shake down
If murder was the case
Hopefully we ain't out murderin' the race with a hot waist
I hate to sing ill street blues
Follow the leader of the new schools

[Chorus: Red Cafe]
I walk the walk, name ring bells from the South to North
What else? That's how I do, I'm the
("Heart and soul of New York cityyy")
Fresh to def, Arm & Hammer piece lay across the chest
What else? 'Til I'm laid to rest, I'm the
("Heart and soul of New York cityyy")